10 Agustus 2017

China Offers Rocket Laucher and Radar System Based in Johor

10 Agustus 2017

AR3 is a multi-calibre rocket system calibre 300-370mm which has a top range of 220km (photos : Military Today)Rocket launchers, radar system in Johor from China, with loveCHINA will offer Malaysia advanced rocket launchers and a radar system, to be based in Johor, reflecting the widening defence and trade ties between the two countries in the South China Sea region, sources told The Malaysian Insight.The generous low-interest offer will be made by a high-level delegation headed by Chinese President Xi Jinping's special envoy visiting Malaysia for the East Coast Rail Link launch tomorrow."Up to 12 units of the AR3 multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) will be offered to Malaysia in a purchase programme with a loan period of 50 years," a source told The Malaysian Insight."The MLRS, which has a top range of 220km, will be located in Johor with a radar system," added the source, confirming The Malaysian Insight's report last April.Malaysia has previously inked a deal to buy four littoral mission ships from China, its most significant purchase from the Middle Kingdom that was seen as a blow to its traditional defence suppliers in the West."The view from Beijing is that Malaysia is critical to peace and stability in the region," a regional diplomat told The Malaysian Insight.The AR3 multiple launch rocket system is an artillery rocket system, developed by China's Norinco specially for export and was first unveiled in 2011.

The military-today.com website described the AR3 as currently the most powerful MLRS in the world that launches conventional and guided missiles.The military portal said the AR3 is a multi-calibre rocket system with two pods and four launcher tubes for 370-mm rockets each, or five launcher tubes for 300-mm rockets.The AR3 is based on the Wanshan WS2400 8x8 special wheeled chassis. The same wheeled chassis is used for most recent Chinese large-calibre multiple launch rocket systems. Sources had said that an air defence and radar system in the southern part of the Malay peninsula could prove to be a sore point with Singapore, which China considers to be a proxy of the United States in the region.Malaysia and Singapore are in the Five Power Defence Arrangement (FPDA) but the neighbours have been slowly building up their defence assets and have had some issues over airspace control.Others in the FPDA set up to defend Malaysia and Singapore during the Cold War are the UK, Australia and New Zealand. – August 9, 2017.

Malaysia has the astros as well. Still acquiring this china rocket would have issues. Compatability and an overlap of capability. Installing a radar is china's intention clearly as they do not like us. However a 220km range aiming at sg just few KMs away is quite a waste. However the launcher is also in range of the country south of sg basically indonesia. Whether MY intentions were not is unknown as china has control of the system fully not them. China is targeting american platforms crossing the straits as well as their ships based here.

I think AP is admin this blog. In his hiperbolic comment, always said bullshit about Indonesian and in the same time under estimate to the others like Malaysia, Singapore, Phillipine etc. He play in this carracter to make this blog look like traffic. I know he is Indonesian, but in the same time he humiliate Indonesia. What kind mentality like this...? To all Indonesian blogger, don't think he is Malaysian. He is Indonesian. To the others blogger (benjamin, marky & others) look,he is make a fool of you. Because you reply his comment seriously... At last, to all, please don't reply ap comment...

Rockets and missiles r diffrent. Like what the blog mentioned the platorm can fire conventional rockets n guided missiles. As long as the system has the ability to launch both conventional rockets and guided it has no issue to fire. Its the foundation which is the system. Key word system.

They want us to side with them and support them. They do not like that US is our friend. Sg has made SCS dispute clear we r not a claimant and will remain neutral. Whether US or China ask us to support them is a no no as it is nth to do with us but claimant states. We have to be as neutral as possible.

so what make china think that singapore is US proxy in the region???..when we talk about US..i think thai,philipin,indonesia & malaysia have a relation with US..not just sg..what make sg different in chinas view compare to others...